The first consultation happens
on your website.
Law firm websites that radiate competence, explain practice areas in plain language and turn searchers into clients — professional, discreet and accessible.
Sound familiar?
Four sentences we hear from law firms again and again.
Even referred clients google first. If the website does not live up to the referral, the mandate is lost — and you never find out.
In a trust-based profession, clients judge the firm by its website: outdated looks obsolete. And Google noticeably downranks outdated sites.
If you can only be found for “practice area + town” via directories, you leave the first impression to a platform full of competitors. Your own fast website with local SEO wins that spot back.
Professional conduct rules set limits, but factual information is expressly permitted. That is exactly what a good law firm website delivers: practice areas, qualifications, processes, fee transparency — professional rather than loud.
Experience it instead of taking our word
See the difference
This is how your law firm website feels to clients on a smartphone – once built the ordinary way, once by WelleWest. Both load at the same time.
Simulation: smartphone on a mobile network
Site builder or WordPress – the client waits. Many keep searching.
Built by WelleWest (rechtsanwaelte-villach.at) – there instantly. Contact button included.
What we actually do
Three things must be right
for your website to bring in clients.
The website itself, findability and measurability – we take care of all three.
A site that radiates competence
Loads in under 1 second and answers what clients really want to know: practice areas, contacts, process, fees – on mobile too.
The technology behind it: hand-built code instead of a site builder, optimised images, law-firm markup for Google (practice areas and contact details right in the search result).
Be found when clients search
Your firm shows up when someone googles “practice area + town” – with your own website instead of only via lawyer directories.
The technology behind it: local SEO, structured data and a properly aligned Google Business Profile.
You see what it delivers
A monthly report in plain language: how many client enquiries came through your website – and from where. In black and white whether the site pays off.
The technology behind it: conversion tracking per enquiry, GDPR-compliant and reliably measured – even with ad blockers.
Law-firm-specific building blocks
What every one of our law firm websites includes.
Every practice area with its own page — employment law, family law, contract law — explained clearly instead of in legalese. Clients see at once: this is the right place for me.
A discreet enquiry form with matter and preferred date — encrypted, straight to your firm's inbox. The threshold is lower than a phone call, especially for sensitive matters.
Every lawyer with photo, qualifications and focus areas. People hire people — not firm names.
How initial consultations, hourly rates or flat fees work — explained openly. The question of cost keeps more clients from calling than anything else; whoever answers it wins.
Encrypted forms, tracking only after consent, no US data transfers without a legal basis. Set up with the lawyer's duty of confidentiality in mind.
WCAG 2.1 AA: clear contrast, larger type, screen-reader friendly. Clients with impairments can find their way too — and it is increasingly a legal requirement.
Four guarantees
What we commit to in writing.
Your site demonstrably loads fast — otherwise we do not take a cent of the setup fee.
WCAG 2.1 AA from the start — important for your clients and increasingly a legal requirement.
At the end of the contract you receive the complete website as ready-to-use files — no hostage model.
We answer e-mail enquiries within 24 hours – on working days usually much faster.
What we do not promise you: a certain number of mandates, the top spot on Google or full order books overnight. Anyone who promises that is lying.
To be honest
Who we are not the right fit for.
The honest 10-second check: three statements, three answers – and you know whether we are a match.
With us, we handle all changes — in return, the technology stays untouchably fast. We deliberately do not offer a site builder for self-editing.
Large firms and networks bound to a central corporate system — there you (and we) have no say.
A website alone does not conjure up clients — visibility is ongoing work (see our three-gears methodology).
Then we are probably a good match. Book a diagnosis call – 30 min, free →
Transparency
How working with us goes.
Week 1
Diagnosis & concept
Your effort: 30 minutes
Audit of your current website, a written concept proposal with a fixed price & timeline — aligned with professional conduct rules for lawyers.
A 30-minute call with Patrick. Clarify questions, describe goals, confirm the budget.
A written offer with a fixed price. You decide whether it fits — with no obligation.
Week 2–3
Setup & content migration
Your effort: approve logo & images
Build the framework, migrate existing images + copy and optimise everything for mobile speed.
Approve brand colours + logo, supply missing images (optionally from stock-photo suggestions).
A staging link — a password-protected preview of your new website to click through.
Week 4
Integration & testing
Your effort: a short review
Test the initial-consultation form, check accessibility, test performance on real mobile devices.
Final review of the practice-area copy — legal precision is your part, clarity is ours.
A fully tested website on staging — ready for the go-live button.
Week 5
Go-live
Your effort: final approval
Switch DNS, redirect old URLs via 301 (no SEO loss), submit the sitemap to Google, activate tracking.
Final approval – and you tell us the fastest way to receive future changes from you.
Your new website is live – and continuously looked after by us from now on.
from week 6
Ongoing care – permanently
Your effort: practically none
Monthly performance report, optimisations based on the data, fast response to requests — all included in the monthly fee.
Nothing – we handle content updates (team changes, new practice areas, articles) for you. A short call or e-mail is enough.
Your client enquiries via the website are transparently traceable in the monthly reports.
Ready for week 1?
Book a diagnosis callHonest pricing
What law firms usually pay –
and what they pay with us.
One monthly fee – and everything is taken care of: hosting, updates, security and every change. You drop us a line, we do it.
The usual way
€5,000 – 15,000
- all at once, up front
- Support afterwards? Costs extra.
- every change billed by the hour
- after five years: start all over again
With WelleWest
€790 one-time setup
- then one predictable monthly fee
- hosting, maintenance, support included
- changes included – hours, holidays, services
- the website is yours from day one
All changes, updates & worries included – no extra invoice
All prices net plus 20% VAT. All changes included with Business and Professional; small changes in Starter.
Frequently asked questions
What law firms ask us most often.
Are lawyers even allowed to advertise with a website?
Professional conduct rules allow factual information — and that is exactly what a good law firm website delivers: practice areas, qualifications, processes and fee transparency, presented professionally rather than loudly.
Can clients request an initial consultation via the website?
Yes — via a discreet, encrypted enquiry form that goes straight to your firm's inbox. Optionally with a matter pre-selection, so the enquiry lands with the right contact right away.
How do the team and practice areas stay up to date?
A short e-mail or phone call is enough — team changes, new practice areas or changed hours are updated by us, with no extra invoice. Your website stays as current as your firm.
What about confidentiality and GDPR?
Forms are transmitted encrypted, tracking runs only after explicit consent, and enquiries reach your firm's inbox only. The cookie solution is set up to be GDPR-compliant — correct from day one.
What does a law firm website cost at WelleWest?
A one-time setup fee of €790, then €99–249 per month – everything included: hosting, maintenance, changes and support. Only 12 months minimum term, and the website is yours from day one. All prices net.
How long does the setup take?
Depending on scope, 2–4 weeks from the go-ahead; with many practice-area pages a little longer. After that we handle the content upkeep: you drop us a line, we change it – with no extra invoice.
30 minutes, free, honest answers.
Patrick calls you back at the agreed time, looks at your firm's website live, checks speed + findability + freshness — and tells you where the leverage is.
Patrick KatholnigYour contact person – no call centre, no sales show.